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Road Construction Delays in Sequoia NP through Mid-Aug. (if entering/exiting via Hwy. 198)
Expect 20-minute to 1-hour delays on weekdays and 20-minute delays on weekends along main road through parks. Weeknight closures with one pass through the construction zone at 11:30 p.m. See link to schedule and map or call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1,). More »
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22-foot Vehicle Length Limit in Sequoia National Park
Planning to see the "Big Trees" in Sequoia National Park? If you enter/exit via Hwy. 198, all vehicles must be less than 22 feet in length. Even vehicles towing trailers must be less than 22 feet in combined length. Longer vehicles must enter at Hwy. 180. More »
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Road Conditions in the Parks
For the latest road and weather conditions, call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1) More »
Fire History
Numerous species of conifers record the occurrence of forest fires. A fire may be recorded as a lesion in an annual ring when living cambium, usually on the margins of a catface, is injuring by the heat of the fire. Over time multiple injuries (fire scars) can occur. Using dendrochronological crossdating methods actual calander dates can be assigned to each fire scar. These methods also mean that samples from trees dead for many decades (or centuries) can be utilized so that few living trees need to be sampled. The dates on this ponderosa pine cross-section indicate fire scars that are recorded in the tree's annual growth rings. Reconstructions of fire regimes using this proxy data source can provide valuable information to managers and ecologists on the frequency and season of past fires. © Photo by Anthony Caprio. Document http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/fire/popup_window_firehist.htm |
Did You Know?
In 1903, an African-American served as superintendent of Sequoia National Park, the first to do so in the National Park Service. Colonel Charles Young and his troops played a major part in completing the first wagon road to the Giant Forest, and the Moro Rock Road. A sequoia tree was named for him. More...